Stephanie Krenrich, senior vice president of policy & government affairs at Advocates for Community Health, pointed out that the $1.9 billion in discretionary funding still lacks the long-term stability CHCs need amid ongoing issues with inflation, workforce shortages and other pressures. ACH is instead urging Congress to reauthorize the Community Health Center Fund at $5.8 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On behalf of our members and health centers nationwide, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) is pleased to see the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement today of the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Primary Care Flex Model and greatly appreciate our collaboration with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as it develops models that consider […]
Senior leaders representing more than 30 of the nation’s largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) traveled to our nation’s capital to have a conversation about the future of the Community Health Center Program with high-ranking officials during ACH’s 3rd Annual Member Meeting. This year’s meeting, held on March 5-7, 2024, came at a pivotal time […]
President Biden released his FY 2025 budget proposal yesterday, detailing his visions for the Administration’s priorities for 2025 and beyond. The President’s proposal, along with the HHS Budget in Brief which provides some additional context, outlines additional support for the Health Center Program (under Section 330), Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (TGME), National Health […]
A bipartisan deal to fund the FDA and the VA would mitigate cuts to doctors’ Medicare reimbursements and boost funding for community health centers. But it’s the policies that didn’t make the funding package unveiled over the weekend that have the chair of the Senate’s health panel, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), perturbed. How’s that? Sanders decried […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On behalf of our members and health centers nationwide, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) commends Congressional leaders for coming to a bipartisan agreement and finalizing funding for the Community Health Center Trust Fund through the end of 2024 as part of the larger funding package released on Sunday night. This funding level […]
In its third year of operations, Advocates for Community Health (ACH) reaffirmed its role as a decisive force shaping federal policy on behalf of community health centers (CHCs). With a committed leadership team and active membership, ACH made significant strides in securing sustained funding, expanding long‑term legislative solutions, and positioning health centers as essential drivers […]
Advocates for Community Health, the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, and the American Association of Teaching Health Centers will host an urgent virtual press briefing next week as funding for key programs is set to expire on March 8, 2024. WASHINGTON – Join Advocates for Community Health (ACH), the Association of Clinicians for the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On behalf of our members – community health centers that are leading the nation in innovation and ingenuity in primary and preventive care – Advocates for Community Health (ACH) applauds the bipartisan U.S. Senate 340B Working Group’s efforts on the legislative draft intended to improve the 340B Drug Discount Program. It is […]
WASHINGTON— Leaders from three of the nation’s largest Community Health Centers (CHCs) – Sun River Health, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, and Cumberland Family Medical Centers – along with Advocates for Community Health (ACH) met with members of U.S. Congress last week to urge a longer-term funding solution that will ensure that health centers have […]